महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-48, verse-2

उच्छ्वासमात्रमपि चेद्योऽन्तकाले समो भवेत् ।
आत्मानमुपसंगम्य सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते ॥२॥

2. ucchvāsamātramapi cedyo'ntakāle samo bhavet ,
ātmānamupasaṁgamya so'mṛtatvāya kalpate.

2. ucchvāsamātram api cet yaḥ antakāle samaḥ bhavet
ātmanam upasaṃgamya saḥ amṛtatvāya kalpate

2. yaḥ ucchvāsamātram api cet antakāle samaḥ bhavet
saḥ ātmanam upasaṃgamya amṛtatvāya kalpate

2. If anyone, even for the duration of a single breath, remains composed at the final moment (antakāle), that person, by approaching the self (ātman), becomes eligible for immortality (amṛtatva).

Words meanings summery:

• उच्छ्वासमात्रम् (ucchvāsamātram) - even for a very short duration, like a single breath (merely a breath, only the duration of exhalation)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed, although)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if (with 'ca'))

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (a person) (who, whoever)

• अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the moment of one's passing (antakāle) (at the time of death, at the end time)

• समः (samaḥ) - mentally balanced, composed, tranquil (equal, same, uniform, equanimous, calm)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - remains, becomes (should be, may be, would be, exists)

• आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - one's own self, the inner (ātman) (the self, the soul)

• उपसंगम्य (upasaṁgamya) - by concentrating upon or realizing the self (having approached, having attained)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (who fulfills the condition) (he, that person)

• अमृतत्वाय (amṛtatvāya) - for the attainment of immortality (amṛtatva) (for immortality, for deathlessness)

• कल्पते (kalpate) - becomes eligible for (becomes fit for, is able to, is destined for, is capable of)

Words meanings and morphology

उच्छ्वासमात्रम् (ucchvāsamātram) - even for a very short duration, like a single breath (merely a breath, only the duration of exhalation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ucchvāsamātra

ucchvāsamātra - merely a breath, only an exhalation

Compound of 'ucchvāsa' (exhalation) and 'mātra' (only, mere).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ucchvāsa+mātra)

• ucchvāsa – exhalation, breath
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ut-' + root 'śvas' (to breathe)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• mātra – only, mere, just, equal to
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'extent of'

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed, although)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/particle.

Note: Intensifying particle.

चेत् (cet) - if (if (with 'ca'))

(indeclinable)

Particle for conditional clauses. Formed from 'ca' (and) and 'id' (a particle).

Note: Forms a conditional clause.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (a person) (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever, whatever

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the moment of one's passing (antakāle) (at the time of death, at the end time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antakāla

antakāla - time of death, end time, moment of demise

Compound of 'anta' (end) and 'kāla' (time).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (anta+kāla)

• anta – end, boundary, limit, death
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, season, death
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the time when the action occurs.

समः (samaḥ) - mentally balanced, composed, tranquil (equal, same, uniform, equanimous, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, even, similar, equanimous, calm

Note: Agrees with `yaḥ`.

भवेत् (bhavet) - remains, becomes (should be, may be, would be, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood (vidhiliṅ)

Root 'bhū', optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - one's own self, the inner (ātman) (the self, the soul)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul (ātman)

From root 'an' (to breathe) + suffix 'man'

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of `upasaṃgamya`.

उपसंगम्य (upasaṁgamya) - by concentrating upon or realizing the self (having approached, having attained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From 'upa-' + 'sam-' + root 'gam' + suffix 'lyap'.

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive form.

सः (saḥ) - that person (who fulfills the condition) (he, that person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Correlative pronoun to `yaḥ`.

अमृतत्वाय (amṛtatvāya) - for the attainment of immortality (amṛtatva) (for immortality, for deathlessness)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of amṛtatva

amṛtatva - immmortality, deathlessness, eternity

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mṛta' (dead) + suffix 'tva' (state of being).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta+tva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mṛ' (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• tva – ness, hood, -ty (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns (neuter)

Note: Indicates purpose.

कल्पते (kalpate) - becomes eligible for (becomes fit for, is able to, is destined for, is capable of)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kḷp

Present tense (laṭ)

Root 'kḷp', ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: kḷp (class 1)